Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy

Energy

January 2018

New Survey: Virginians Support Off Shore Drilling —
1/29/2018 -- A new public survey conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategies on behalf of the Thomas Jefferson Institute shows that Virginians support off shore drilling for oil and natural gas by a 55 percent to 39 percent margin.

Latest Study: EPA Regulations Raise Prices, Reduce Jobs —
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) for Virginia. According to a new study, the cost to Virginians will be a ten percent increase in consumer electricity prices and 24,000 lost jobs. Read the Study Here!

September 2015

Jefferson Journal: Virginia Open for Business With Iran? — By Michael W. Thompson The Iran nuclear deal will soon become a reality even though a bi-partisan majority in Congress opposes it, as does a vast majority of the American people. But because the deal is an "agreement," not a treaty, states are free to divest themselves of holdings with companies doing business with Iran, just as they did with South Africa more than 20 years ago. Today, 25 states have done so. Virginia is not one of these. It can be. (9/18/2015) Read It Here!